Overshoe.



J. T. SIMPSON. OYERSHOE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1913.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914 THE MORRIS PETERS cu.. FHcTU-LlTHa. wAsHlNGruN n r- To all whom 'it maj/concern an ordinary walking s hoe` ll.- .One `of the strength to withstand v ondarystrip is placed at the bend where Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, byaddressing `the Commissioner of Patents, A

4rubber over shoe; 2*2 of Fig. land 15 "s oes frequently slip at y off.

y which extends upper part of the. overshoe sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

1,111,188. sieemcationftettersraient. Patented sentez, 1914.

Application filed May 19, '1913.` Serial N o. 768,506.

Vertical parts ofthe strip This secondary strip is the horizontal and Be it known thatfI, JosEPHT. SIMPSON, l2 join each other.

a citizen of the United States of America, s own as a separate piece of springl steel 'and a resident ofChicago, county of Cook, riveted to the main strip, but I may, of and State of Illinois, have invented certain course, make it inte-gral therewith.

new and useful Improvements in Overshoes, What I claim is of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to overshoes and hasv forf its object improvements whichV tend to` hold the shoe in place when worn. l

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a Fig.l 2 is a section on line f Fig. 3 is a rearelevation of the metallic reinforcing strip.` The over shoe lOvis shown in position on `1. The combination with an overshoe, of a reinforcing strip of spring metal completely embedded in the walls of the heel of Said portions being locatedin portion of said heel and extending throughout the lengththereof and the other right wall of said heel midway between'the sidesvthereof and extending throughout the height of said wall.,` Y l 2. Thel combination with a rubber overshoe, of` a strip -of spring metal `completely embedded in the rubber walls of said overshoe, saidstrip comprising two portions bent the heel and lcome overcome this objectionable feature by inserting inA theheel part of the overshoe a properlyshaped'vpiece of spring steel 12 Vfrom the part of the overshoe under the heel of thejwalking shoe tothe in `the rear shaped that a light inofthe overcenter. VThis spring steel is fso its `initial tension 1will produce ward pressure at the upper edge Sh v rather more than the ordinary move ythe overshoe.

length thereof and the other of said porvtions in the rear upright wall of the heel "midway between the sides thereof and yextending throughout the height of the wall, `and asecond reinforcing strip at `the corner where the main strip bendsv from the hori- ZOfntal to the vertical. y

` Signed at Chicago,Illinois this 15th day of May 1913.

' JOSEPH T. SIMPSON.

force to re-4 To provide suiiicientv long usage, and to reduce the liability of the strip 12 being bent `far enough yto give it a setwlother :than thatl intended, If add a short rei,nforcingv strip 13 Witnesses: to the main reinforcingstrip "12. Thisv seo' PETER L." SIMPSON," L WALTER H. REDEIELD;v

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of said portions beingxlocated in the rear up-` at substantially right angles, one of said portions being located `in the tread portionVV of the heel and extending throughout the overshoe, said strip comprisingtwo portions f bent at substantially right angles to each l. `so f 

